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The Headmaster's Wife

Wife of the school headmaster.

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The Headmaster's Wife shows up with force in Chapter XXIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Pays a condescending visit to Varvara, treating her with gracious contempt and hinting at social distance.
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In Chapter XXIV: Pays a condescending visit to Varvara, treating her with gracious contempt and hinting at social distance.

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  • Extended cast of townspeople
  • Protagonist
  • Peredonov's social circle

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This excerpt marks the climax because Sasha’s internal conflict—between shame and obsessive desire—peaks into…

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